Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Foxtail Pine

Notomys mordax compared with Pinus balfouriana

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Foxtail Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Foxtail Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Notomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Notomys mordax	Pinus balfouriana

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Foxtail Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Foxtail Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.